Château Clos de Vaulichères Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian from the Château Clos de Vaulichères
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In the mouth the Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian of Château Clos de Vaulichères in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian of Château Clos de Vaulichères in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of coffee, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian
The Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian of Château Clos de Vaulichères matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, gratin of coquillettes with ham or chicken bonne femme.
Details and technical informations about Château Clos de Vaulichères's Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Réserve Saint-Chinian from Château Clos de Vaulichères are 2015, 2016, 2014
Informations about the Château Clos de Vaulichères
The Château Clos de Vaulichères is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the France/Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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The word of the wine: Interknot
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).
